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JD Wetherspoon has announced that pre-tax profits increased by 20.6% and operating profits by 13.6% in the 26 weeks to 28 January 2018, but advised that slower sales growth is expected. Revenue was up 3.6% to £830.4m in the period with ...

Like-for-likes sales up 0.2% nationally, against February 2017 But managed pub groups outstrip casual dining chains The British public continued to go out to eat and drink in February – in spite of the cold weather and the negative media ...

Hospitality should consider including providing alternative fish options on their menus after Brexit, says the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) as it updates its online Good Fish Guide to include new additions to its Best Choice list. As talks continue regarding ...

Today, the BBPA has published guidance for pubs on alternatives to plastic straws. The guidance outlines the various recyclable, reusable and biodegradable options, including wheat, paper and glass straws. The guidance also provides information on food safety and food hygiene ...

Marco Pierre White is to open a brand new restaurant on Canal Street, Manchester that takes its theme from the classic English Chophouse. Called Mr. White’s English Chophouse, the restaurant will be located in the Velvet Hotel that included the ...

UK tax expert David Redfern today welcomed news that the personal tax-free allowance is to be raised in the next tax year, as announced in the Spring Statement by the UK government yesterday. Commenting on the announcement that the personal ...

The Springboard Charity’s FutureChef has a new winner – 16 year-old Catrin Manning from Carmarthenshire, who won the 2018 National Final on Monday. Catrin, who attends Ysgol Bro Dinefwr school, beat eleven other contestants for the coveted title, wowing the ...

A Manchester pub has come up with a novel way of highlighting the impact negative reviews on social media can have on a business by printing them on staff T-shirts . Sean and Sophie Robinson of The Assembly in Urmston, ...

Hospitality employers are in the midst of a desperate hiring campaign amid fears that Brexit could leave a shortfall of workers, a report by the ManpowerGroup has found. The report, released on the day of the Chancellor’s first Spring Statement, ...